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Checklist for Family Formicidae Latreille, 1809 (Ants)
and region Portugal (Iberian Peninsula)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
546
5554
13778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
542
5540
13730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
512
5443
13568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
333
4250
11221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
57
686
1774
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
47
624
1623
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
19
261
904
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
67
247
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
67
247
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Portugal
67 Genera with 247 Species
#ABCDEFGHIKLMNOPRSTW
Amblyopone Erichson, 1842
0SpeciesTaxom
Aphaenogaster Mayr, 1908Collared Ants9SpeciesTaxom
Azteca Forel, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Bothriomyrmex Emery, 19223SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1913Black carpenter ant19SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocondyla Emery, 18666SpeciesTaxom
Carebara Westwood, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Cataglyphis Förster, 1787Desert ants7SpeciesTaxom
Chalepoxenus Menozzi, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Colobopsis Mayr, 18082SpeciesTaxom
Crematogaster Lund, 1904Acrobat Ants11SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Dolichoderus Lund, 18943SpeciesTaxom
Dorymyrmex Mayr, 1866
Cone ants0SpeciesTaxom
Eurhopalothrix Brown & Kempf, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Forelius Emery, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1793And Field Ants14SpeciesTaxom
Goniomma Emery, 19864SpeciesTaxom
Hypoponera Santschi, 18594SpeciesTaxom
Iberoformica Tinaut, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Iridomyrmex Mayr, 1865Rainbow ants2SpeciesTaxom
Kalathomyrmex Klingenberg ..., 19071SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1992Citronella ants13SpeciesTaxom
Lepisiota Santschi, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Leptanilla Emery, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Leptogenys Roger, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Leptothorax Mayr, 19407SpeciesTaxom
Linepithema Mayr, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Megalomyrmex Forel, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Meranoplus Smith, 01SpeciesTaxom
Messor Forel, 179810SpeciesTaxom
Monomorium Mayr, 185810SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecina Curtis, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Myrmhopla Forel, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Myrmica Latreille, 19187SpeciesTaxom
Neoponera Emery, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Nylanderia Emery, 1904Crazy ants1SpeciesTaxom
Octostruma Forel, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Odontomachus Latreille, 1937Trap-jaw ants1SpeciesTaxom
Oxyopomyrmex André, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Pachycondyla Smith, 1804Panther Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Paratrechina Motschoulsky, 1802Crazy ants2SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 1866Big-headed Ants7SpeciesTaxom
Pheidologeton Mayr, 1851Marauder ants1SpeciesTaxom
Plagiolepis Mayr, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Polyergus Latreille, 1798Amazon ants1SpeciesTaxom
Polyrhachis Smith, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Ponera Latreille, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Probolomyrmex Mayr, 20191SpeciesTaxom
Proceratium Roger, 1863Hairy Curltail Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Proformica Ruzsky, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolasius Emery, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomyrmex Lund, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Pyramica Roger, 19664SpeciesTaxom
Rogeria Emery, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyrmex Mayr, 18944SpeciesTaxom
Solenopsis Westwood, 1894Fire ants10SpeciesTaxom
Stenamma Westwood, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Stigmatomma Roger, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Strongylognathus Mayr, 19693SpeciesTaxom
Strumigenys Smith, 1906Miniature Trap-jaw Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 18367SpeciesTaxom
Technomyrmex Mayr, 18763SpeciesTaxom
Temnothorax Mayr, 1940Acorn Ants23SpeciesTaxom
Tetramorium Mayr, 1851Fierce Ants9SpeciesTaxom
Trachymyrmex Forel, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Wasmannia Forel, 18631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Portugal
247 Species and 12 Subspecies
Aphaenogaster (Aphaenogaster) senilis Mayr, 1853
Aphaenogaster senilis senilis Mayr, 1853
Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) dulcineae Santschi, 1919
Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) gibbosa Latreille, 1798Elegant dwarf cockle
Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma) splendida Roger, 1859Pure mysella
Aphaenogaster andrei Mayr, 1886
Aphaenogaster dulciniae (Emery, 1924)⇒ Aphaenogaster dulcineae Santschi, 1919
Aphaenogaster gemella Roger, 1862Dwarf surfclam
Aphaenogaster iberica Emery, 1908
Azteca aurita Emery, 1893Tapered pigtoe
Bothriomyrmex gibbus (Soudek, 1925)⇒ Bothriomyrmex corsicus Santschi, 1923
Bothriomyrmex meridionalis Roger, 1863Inflated axinopsid
Bothriomyrmex saundersi Santschi, 1922
Camponotus (Camponotus) vagus Scopoli, 1763Henslow peaclam
Camponotus (Colobopsis) truncatus Spinola, 1808
Camponotus sphaericus sphaericus Roger, 1863
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) fallax Nylander, 1856
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) figaro Collingwood ..., 1969
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) gestroi Emery, 1878
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) lateralis (Olivier, 1792)⇒ Camponotus rebeccae Forel, 1913
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) piceus Leach, 1825Atlantic giant cockle
Camponotus (Myrmentoma) ruber Emery, 1925
Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) senex Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Camponotus quadrisectus orthocephalus Forel, 1907
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) cruentatus Latreille, 1802
Camponotus (Myrmosericus) micans Nylander, 1856
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) aethiops Latreille, 1798Arnold's dogwood
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) barbaricus Emery, 1905
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) foreli Emery, 1881
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) pilicornis Roger, 1859
Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) sylvaticus Olivier, 1792
Camponotus rebeccae Forel, 1913
Cardiocondyla batesii Forel, 1894
Cardiocondyla elegans (Emery, 1869)⇒ Cardiocondyla sahlbergi Forel, 1913
Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881Ant
Cardiocondyla mauritanica Forel, 1890Moorish Sneaking Ant
Cardiocondyla nigra Forel, 1905
Cardiocondyla nuda Mayr, 1866Green blossom
Carebara diversa Jerdon, 1851
Cataglyphis cursor Fonscolombe, 1846Southern acornshell
Cataglyphis hispanica Emery, 1906
Cataglyphis hispanicus Emery, 1906
Cataglyphis iberica Emery, 1906
Cataglyphis rosenhaueri Santschi, 1925
Cataglyphis velox Santschi, 1929
Cataglyphis viaticus Fabricius, 1787
Chalepoxenus muellerianus (Finzi, 1922)⇒ Temnothorax muellerianus Finzi, 1922
Colobopsis imitans Schifani, Gi..., 2021
Colobopsis truncata Spinola, 1808
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) auberti Emery, 1869Leptosynapta montacutid
Crematogaster (Crematogaster) scutellaris Olivier, 1792Cocktail Ant
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) brasiliensis Mayr, 1878Fossor coquina
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) nigropilosa Mayr, 1870
Crematogaster (Orthocrema) sordidula Nylander, 1849Southern acornshell
Crematogaster (Oxygyne) daisyi Forel, 1901Round combshell
Crematogaster abstinens Forel, 1899
Crematogaster flavosensitiva Longino, 2003
Crematogaster levior Longino, 2003
Crematogaster sotobosque Longino, 2003
Crematogaster tenuicula Forel, 1904
Cyphomyrmex dixus Snelling & L..., 1992
Dolichoderus (Hypoclinea) quadripunctatus Linnaeus, 1771
Dolichoderus gagates (Emery, 1890)⇒ Dolichoderus taschenbergi Mayr, 1866
Dolichoderus imitator Emery, 1894Riverside fairy shrimp
Eurhopalothrix floridana (Brown & Kempf, 1960)⇒ Basiceros floridanum Brown & Kempf, 1960
Forelius pruinosus Roger, 1863High noon ant
Formica (Formica) dusmeti Emery, 1909
Formica (Formica) frontalis Santschi, 1919
Formica (Formica) pratensis Retzius, 1783Black-backed meadow ant
Formica pratensis pratensis Retzius, 1783
Formica (Formica) rufa Linnaeus, 1761Davidson's bush-mallow
Formica (Iberoformica) gerardi (Bondroit, 1917)⇒ Iberoformica gerardi Bondroit, 1917
Formica (Iberoformica) subrufa (Roger, 1859)⇒ Iberoformica subrufa Roger, 1859
Formica (Raptiformica) sanguinea Latreille, 1798Blood-Red Ant
Formica (Serviformica) cunicularia Latreille, 1798
Formica (Serviformica) decipiens Bondroit, 1918
Formica (Serviformica) fusca (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Formica fusca tombeuri Bondroit, 1917
Formica (Serviformica) gagates Latreille, 1798
Formica (Serviformica) rufibarbis Fabricius, 1793Red barbed ant
Goniomma baeticum Reyes, Espad..., 1987
Goniomma blanci André, 1881Atlantic surfclam
Goniomma hispanicum André, 1883
Goniomma kugleri Espadaler, 1986
Hypoponera abeillei André, 1881Atlantic surfclam
Hypoponera eduardi Forel, 1894Compact astarte
Hypoponera nivariana Santschi, 1908
Hypoponera punctatissima Roger, 1859Pantropical mini-ponerine ant
Iberoformica gerardi Bondroit, 1917
Iberoformica subrufa Roger, 1859
Iridomyrmex purpureus Smith, 1858Australian meat ant
Iridomyrmex rufoniger Lowne, 1865Black Tyrant Ant
Kalathomyrmex emeryi Forel, 1907
Lasius (Cautolasius) flavus Fabricius, 1782Blond Field Ant
Lasius (Cautolasius) myops Forel, 1894
Lasius (Chthonolasius) meridionalis Bondroit, 1920
Lasius (Chthonolasius) umbratus Nylander, 1846Yellow ant
Lasius (Dendrolasius) fuliginosus Latreille, 1798Jet Ant
Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850Alien field ant
Lasius (Lasius) brunneus Latreille, 1798Brown Ant
Lasius (Lasius) emarginatus Olivier, 1792Bicoloured ant
Lasius (Lasius) grandis Forel, 1909Lilliput
Lasius (Lasius) lasioides Emery, 1869Cheating macoma
Lasius (Lasius) niger Linnaeus, 1758Black Garden Ant
Lasius niger niger Linnaeus, 1758
Lasius (Lasius) piliferus Seifert, 1992
Lepisiota frauenfeldi Mayr, 1855Browsing Ant
Leptanilla revelierii Emery, 1870
Leptogenys crudelis Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) acervorum Fabricius, 1793Slender Ant
Leptothorax (Leptothorax) nylanderi (Foerster, 1850)⇒ Temnothorax nylanderi Förster, 1850
Leptothorax (Myrafant) racovitzai (Bondroit, 1918)⇒ Temnothorax racovitzai Bondroit, 1918
Leptothorax (Myrafant) unifasciatus (Latreille, 1798)⇒ Temnothorax unifasciatus Latreille, 1798
Leptothorax (Temnothorax) recedens (Nylander, 1856)⇒ Temnothorax recedens Nylander, 1856
Leptothorax pardoi (Tinaut, 1987)⇒ Temnothorax pardoi Tinaut, 1987
Leptothorax wollastoni (Donisthorpe, 1940)⇒ Temnothorax wollastoni Donisthorpe, 1940
Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868Argentine ant
Megalomyrmex balzani Emery, 1894
Meranoplus rufiventris
Messor barbarus Linnaeus, 1767Harvester ant
Messor bouvieri Bondroit, 1918
Messor capitatus Latreille, 1798European Seed Harvesting Ant
Messor hispanicus Santschi, 1919Tennessee riffleshell
Messor ibericus Santschi, 1931Grooved fingernailclam
Messor lobicornis Forel, 1894Lilliput
Messor lusitanicus Tinaut, 1985
Messor marocanus Santschi, 1927Cuba transennella
Messor sanctus Emery, 1921Elegant dwarf cockle
Messor structor Latreille, 1798Colorful transennella
Monomorium australe Emery, 1886
Monomorium carbonarium (Smith, 1858)⇒ Monomorium ebeninum Forel, 1891
Monomorium destructor (Jerdon, 1851)⇒ Trichomyrmex destructor Jerdon, 1851
Monomorium ebeninum Forel, 1891Ant
Monomorium exiguum Forel, 1894
Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910
Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987White-crest tellin
Monomorium opacior Forel, 1913
Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus, 1758Egyptian red ant
Monomorium subopacum (Smith, F., 1858)⇒ Monomorium hirsutum Forel, 1910
Myrmecina graminicola Latreille, 1802Grass Ant
Myrmhopla acantha acasta Smith, 1860
Myrmica aloba Forel, 1909Lilliput
Myrmica rubra (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Labidus coecus Latreille, 1802
Myrmica ruginodis Nylander, 1846Subcancellate ervilia
Myrmica sabuleti Meinert, 1861Newcomb pitar
Myrmica scabrinodis Nylander, 1846Ant
Myrmica specioides Bondroit, 1918
Myrmica wesmaeli Bondroit, 1918
Neoponera neoponera Latreille, 1802
Nylanderia jaegerskioeldi Mayr, 1904
Octostruma gymnosoma Longino, 2013
Odontomachus ruginodis Smith, M.R., 1937Eggleaf silktassel
Oxyopomyrmex saulcyi Emery, 1889
Pachycondyla constricta (Mayr, 1884)⇒ Mayaponera constricta Mayr, 1884
Pachycondyla obscuricornis (Emery, 1890)⇒ Neoponera obscuricornis Emery, 1890
Pachycondyla stigma (Fabricius, 1804)⇒ Pseudoponera stigma Fabricius, 1804
Paratrechina jaegerskioeldi Mayr, 1904
Paratrechina longicornis Latreille, 1802Black Crazy Ant
Pheidole biconstricta Mayr, 1870Blake lucine
Pheidole jelskii Mayr, 1884
Pheidole jordanica Saulcy, 1874
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Pheidole moerens Wheeler, 1908Big-headed ant
Pheidole pallidula Nylander, 1849Cumberland leafshell
Pheidole punctulata Mayr, 1866Leptosynapta montacutid
Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851East Indian harvesting ant
Plagiolepis (Paraplagiolepis) xene Stärcke, 1936
Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) pygmaea Latreille, 1798Southern acornshell
Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis) schmitzii Forel, 1895Elegant dwarf cockle
Polyergus rufescens Latreille, 1798European Amazon ant
Polyrhachis (Myrma) schistacea Gerstäcker, 1859
Polyrhachis laevigata Smith, F., 1857Dosinia lucine
Ponera coarctata Latreille, 1802Indolent Ant
Ponera pennsylvanica Buckley, 1866Pennsylvania Ponera
Ponera testacea Emery, 1895
Probolomyrmex dentinodis Oliveira & F..., 2019
Proceratium silaceum Roger, 1863
Proformica ferreri Bondroit, 1918
Proformica nasuta Nylander, 1856
Pseudolasius amblyops amblyops Forel, 1901
Pseudomyrmex phyllophilus Smith, F., 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Pseudomyrmex termitarius Smith, F., 1855
Pyramica argiola (Emery, 1869)⇒ Strumigenys argiola Emery, 1869
Pyramica emmae Emery, 1890Ant
Pyramica membranifera (Emery, 1869)⇒ Strumigenys membranifera Emery, 1869
Pyramica tetragnatha Taylor, 1966
Rogeria procera Emery, 1896False spike
Sericomyrmex bondari Borgmeier, 1937
Sericomyrmex mayri Forel, 1912
Sericomyrmex parvulus Forel, 1912
Sericomyrmex saussurei Emery, 1894
Solenopsis clytemnestra clytemnestra Emery, 1896
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) fugax Latreille, 1798Tellin semele
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) latro Forel, 1894
Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) tennesseensis Smith, M.R., 1951Graytwig
Solenopsis (Solenopsis) geminata Fabricius, 1804Fire Ant
Solenopsis abdita Thompson, 1989
Solenopsis indet
Solenopsis invicta Buren, 1972Argentine Fire Ant
Solenopsis lusitanica Emery, 1915
Solenopsis oraniensis Forel, 1894
Stenamma debile Foerster, 1850Expanded macoma
Stenamma westwoodii Westwood, 1839Fiddleleaf tobacco
Stigmatomma gaetulicum Baroni Urbani, 1978
Strongylognathus caeciliae Forel, 1897Eastern aligena
Strongylognathus huberi Forel, 1874
Strongylognathus huberi dalmaticus Baroni Urbani, 1969
Strumigenys argiola Emery, 1869
Strumigenys membranifera Emery, 1869Membraniferous Dacetine Ant
Strumigenys silvestrii Emery, 1906Ant
Tapinoma (Tapinoma) erraticum Latreille, 1798Erratic ant
Tapinoma erraticum erraticum Latreille, 1798
Tapinoma (Tapinoma) nigerrimum Nylander, 1856
Tapinoma (Tapinoma) simrothi Krausse, 1911
Tapinoma ibericum Latreille, 1798
Tapinoma madeirense Forel, 1895
Tapinoma sessile Say, 1836Coconut ant
Technomyrmex albipes Smith, F., 1861Ant
Technomyrmex difficilis Forel, 1892Ant
Technomyrmex pallipes Smith, F., 1876
Temnothorax affinis Mayr, 1855
Temnothorax albipennis Curtis, 1854
Temnothorax alfacarensis Tinaut & Rey..., 2020
Temnothorax angustulus Nylander, 1856
Temnothorax atlantis Santschi, 1911
Temnothorax aveli Bondroit, 1918
Temnothorax clypeatus Mayr, 1853
Temnothorax convexus Forel, 1894
Temnothorax corticalis Schenck, 1852
Temnothorax exilis Emery, 1869
Temnothorax formosus Santschi, 1909
Temnothorax kraussei Emery, 1916
Temnothorax luteus Forel, 1874
Temnothorax muellerianus Finzi, 1922
Temnothorax nylanderi Förster, 1850
Temnothorax pardoi Tinaut, 1987
Temnothorax parvulus Schenck, 1852
Temnothorax racovitzai Bondroit, 1918
Temnothorax recedens Nylander, 1856
Temnothorax specularis Emery, 1916
Temnothorax tuberum (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Temnothorax albipennis Curtis, 1854
Temnothorax unifasciatus Latreille, 1798
Temnothorax wollastoni Donisthorpe, 1940
Tetramorium bicarinatum Nylander, 1846Bicoloured Pennant Ant
Tetramorium biskrense Forel, 1904Horseshoe crabs
Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus, 1758Carpenter carditid
Tetramorium caespitum caespitum Linnaeus, 1758
Tetramorium caldarium Roger, 1857Ant
Tetramorium forte Forel, 1904
Tetramorium impurum Foerster, 1850Expanded macoma
Tetramorium semilaeve André, 1883Cuba transennella
Tetramorium simillimum Smith, F., 1851Ant
Trachymyrmex saussurei Forel, 1885
Wasmannia auropunctata Roger, 1863Electric ant

Subnodes of Formicidae with occurrences in Portugal
SubfamilyDolichoderinae
Forel, 1878
Odorous Ants
9
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyFormicinae
Latreille, 1809
15
68
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptanillinae
Emery, 1910
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
31
140
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPonerinae
Lepeletier, 1835
10
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPseudomyrmecinae
Smith, 1952
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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